Conferences & Policy Dialogues

Overview

The GMC Conference Series serves as the organization’s formal policy dialogue platform.

Through structured panel discussions and expert briefings, GMC examines issues of international law, self-determination, governance accountability, environmental oversight, and peace and security.

Each event is grounded in documented sources and established legal frameworks.

Featured Conferences

Justice for Africa’s Last Colony: International Law & the Plundering of Western Sahara’s Natural Resources

This conference focused on the legal and institutional implications of natural resource exploitation in non-self-governing territories.

Panelists analyzed the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources and its application under international law, including jurisprudence from the Court of Justice of the European Union and UN legal opinions. The discussion addressed the responsibilities of third-party states and corporations engaged in commercial agreements involving disputed territories.

The event highlighted the relationship between resource governance, sovereignty status, and accountability mechanisms, emphasizing adherence to established legal standards governing consent and benefit to the territory’s people.

October 10, 2025

Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara as a Threat to Regional and International Peace and Security

August 22, 2025

This structured dialogue examined the broader geopolitical and security implications of prolonged territorial disputes and unresolved decolonization processes.

Speakers evaluated the role of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Security Council resolutions, and regional stability concerns in North Africa and the Sahel. The discussion analyzed how unresolved sovereignty questions intersect with migration dynamics, security cooperation frameworks, and multilateral diplomacy.

The event positioned the issue within established international peace and security mechanisms, emphasizing the necessity of lawful and durable political solutions.